made in a full major league season. After the season, he and Doyle Alexander were traded to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Burroughs, Adrian Devine, and Pepe Frías. However, Burroughs invoked his no-trade clause. The trade was later worked out with the Braves receiving $50,000 instead of Burroughs. Retirement Blanks' second go round with the Braves did not go well as he was released during the season with a .204 batting average. He signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates in , but decided to head to Mexico instead, playing for the Azules de Coatzacoalcos. He spent five seasons in the Mexican Baseball League before retiring. In , he played with the Orlando Juice of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He has since taken up golfing and competes on the Golf Channel's Amateur Tour. References External links , or Retrosheet, SABR BioProject 1950 births Living people African-American baseball players Alacranes de Campeche players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona Instructional League Braves players Atlanta Braves players Azules de Coatzacoalcos players Baseball players from Texas Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Cleveland Indians players Greenwood Braves players Magic Valley Cowboys players Major League Baseball shortstops Mesa Thunderbirds baseball players Orlando Juice players Plataneros de Tabasco players People from Del Rio, Texas Richmond Braves players Savannah Braves players Sul Ross Lobos baseball players Texas Rangers players Tigres del México players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople